Connabury

182 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Connabury, from 4 m² to 58,993 m² (5.9 ha, 14.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 117 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Existing Commercial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential A (New/proposed residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential B (New/proposed residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 3 Jul 2026N/a

  permission for construction of a vehicular entrance to serve residential property and agricultural lands

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660280

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  permission for the construction of vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling and agricultural lands

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660270

• 24 Jun 2026N/a

  permission to retain & complete extensions to existing two-storey dwelling house, modifications to single-storey roof (from flat to pitched) and elevations and redesign existing exit on to public road and all ancillary works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2657

• 10 Jun 2026N/a

  permission to retain & complete extensions to existing two-storey dwelling house, modifications to single-storey roof (from flat to pitched) and elevations and redesign existing exit on to public road and all ancillary works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2650

• 2 Apr 2026Conditional

  permission and retention permission for change of use at Connabury, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. The development consists of; Retention of change of use from domestic dwelling to short term tourist rental accommodation, proposed conversion of attached garage to habitable accommodation and all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2660124

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  permission to extend existing graveyard to include access roads, plot locations, columbarium wall, drainage & all associated works at St.Mary’s Church, Connabury/Onomy, Castleblayney, Co.Monaghan, Significant further information was received and included revised drawings, a water protection checklist and a hydrological assessment.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660115

• 24 Mar 2026Conditional

  permission for the development consisting of alterations to his existing house including a single-storey extension and attic conversion, alterations to elevations, proposed dormer windows, new rooflights, a detached garage, alterations to piers and gates and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660103

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  permission to extend existing GAA pitch to include excavation of in-earth material and re-use of same on site to remodel playing pitch, new goal posts, new enclosed ball wall playing area, new generator room, new ball stopping nets, new cowled floodlighting, a new retaining wall and demolition of old ticket box building together with all ancillary and associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560386

• 26 Aug 2025Conditional

  permission for the retention of existing dwelling with attached garage and site entrance, all as constructed and relating to previously approved Outline Planning Permission Ref: 67/7 with all ancillary and associated site works, Significant further information received relates to submitted site layout plan

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560345

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, a single storey extension between the existing dwelling and existing garage, decommissioning of existing septic tank to connect to main sewer and conversion of existing garage to independent living accommodation with all ancillary and associated site works. Significant Further Information received relates to revised Floor Plans.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560275

• 18 Jun 2025Refused

  Permission for the development will consist of: the construction a new residential development comprising 9 no. age friendly single storey dwellinghouses that includes a terrace of 7 no. dwelling houses - (5 no. 2 bedroomed houses and 2 no. 3 bedroomed houses) and 2 no. 2 bedroomed semidetached houses and all ancillary and associated site development works including site clearance works, new vehicular and pedestrian access off the N53 Dundalk Road, car parking spaces, communal open space area, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, Significant Further Information received relates to, revised plans comprise a reduction in the number of dwellinghouse to 7no. age friendly single storey 2 bedroom terraced dwellinghouses, revised site layout and changes to the ancillary and associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2547

• 12 Jan 2025Conditional

  planning permission for a development which will consist of a split level part single storey, part two-storey dwelling house with integrated domestic garage, access via existing private entrance and laneway from public road, provision of entrance walls and piers, connection to public storm and foul mains sewerage system together with all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2560010

• 22 Dec 2024N/a

  permission for the development will consist of a split level part single storey, part two-storey dwelling house with integrated domestic garage, access via existing private entrance and laneway from public road, provision of entrance walls and piers, connection to public storm and foul mains sewerage system together with all ancillary site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460474

• 27 May 2024Conditional

  permission sought by Íontas Arts & Community Resource Centre for a change of Use from Library facility to part of Day Care facility, internal alterations and associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460192

• 9 May 2024Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of:(1)Construction of a two-storey extension to the Southeast of the existing school consisting of a 3-classroom SEN base, associated toilets, Central Activities Area, 2 No. Replacement Classrooms and all ancillary spaces. Together with an external play area and sensory garden adjacent to the extension. PV panels will be mounted on the roof of the proposed building. (2) Alterations within the existing school provides a Safe Base Classroom and forms an internal link to the proposed SEN extension at ground and first floor levels. (3) Internal alterations within the rooms at the North and South of the existing entrance doors on the Western façade of the building to provide an entrance at this location. (4) Extension to the existing carpark at the west of the school and provision of a further carparking area to the East of the school to replace parking spaces being lost due to the extension location. Provide an additional 9 parking spaces for the new extension. (5) Alterations to the existing traffic flow in the site to provide for 2-way traffic throughout. (6) Provision of EV charging points (7) All necessary siteworks associated with the above.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460162

• 17 Apr 2024N/a

  permission for development consisting of: (1) Construction of a two-storey extension to the Southeast of the existing school consisting of a 3-classroom SEN base, associated toilets, Central Activities Area, 2 No. Replacement Classrooms and all ancillary spaces. Together with an external play area and sensory garden adjacent to the extension. PV panels will be mounted on the roof of the proposed building. (2) Alterations within the existing school provides a Safe Base Classroom and forms an internal link to the proposed SEN extension at ground and first floor levels. (3) Internal alterations within the rooms at the North and South of the existing entrance doors on the Western façade of the building to provide an entrance at this location. (4) Extension to the existing carpark at the west of the school and provision of a further carparking area to the East of the school to replace parking spaces being lost due to the extension location. Provide an additional 9 parking spaces for the new extension. (5) Alterations to the existing traffic flow in the site to provide for 2-way traffic throughout. (6) Provision of EV charging points (7) All necessary siteworks associated with the above

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460142

• 1 Jun 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of the construction of 26 no. 2/3 Bed semi-detached and terraced dwellings at 2 storey and new vehicular entrance off Railway Road inclusive of all associated site development works including alterations to ground levels, internal road(s) & infrastructure, car parking, footpaths, open space, public lighting, landscaping, retaining walls and boundary treatments.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2360102

• 8 Mar 2023Conditional

  permission to construct a single storey dwelling, single storey attached garage / outbuilding, new entrance with gates & piers together with new wastewater treatment system, percolation area & all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2379

• 20 Aug 2021Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dormer house, alterations to existing dormers & porch, change existing finishes, alterations to existing elevations, internal alterations & all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21475

• 5 May 2021Conditional

  permission for the construction of 7 no. two storey terrace style dwelling houses, connection to public sewer and public watermain, use of existing entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant further informiation relates to elevational changes, changes to site layout, drainage design and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 21239

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  permission for retention of a development consisting of a detached two storey four bedroom house with carport and two outside utility, plant and storage buildings. The development includes pedestrian and car access onto New Street as well as all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2132

• 26 Jan 2021Conditional

  permission to erect an 18m high monopole telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated equipment

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2128

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the retention of alteration works to dwelling house from that previously granted under planning ref. no. 72/191 and 85/299 namely first floor extension, sunroom porch and bay window to ground floor, elevational changes and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20562

• 25 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for (1) alterations and a single storey extension to the rear of an existing dwelling house to include all associated site works, (2) The Retention of a single storey structure to the rear of the existing dwelling, being used as dependant relative accommodation, (3) The Retention of alterations to the existing dwelling and the conversion of the attic space to living accommodation

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 20507

• 7 Sept 2020Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the construction of a 3 storey extension to side and rear of existing secondary school, consisting of 9 no. classrooms, Art Room, 2 no. of Science Labs, Technology Room, Preparation Rooms, Project Store and Ancillary accommodation, internal alterations to existing school, removal of temporary accommodation, carparking, and associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 20355

The 25 most recent of 39 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Connabury.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Connabury.

Architectural heritage

• Convent of Mercy, convent/nunnery, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding multiple-bay two-storey U-plan convent building, built 1910-11, to designs by architect John McDonnell, with seven-bay two-storey north façade having central gabled entrance breakfront. Advanced gable-fronted end wings extend to south, with six-bay east elevation terminated by east gable of returning four-bay range. Chapel in west wing having canted apse to south end and single-storey hip-roofed sacristy extension returning to east side of apse. West wing also contains stone dated 1949 to north gable-front and was therefore later addition to original L-plan convent. Central block projecting south from rear of main façade range. Pitched roof clad with slate having crested terracotta ridge and stone capped gable parapets held on painted carved stone kneelers, with smooth rendered chimneystack to ridge either side of north-east corner of building, with sloped chimney wings and projecting moulded render capping. Two additional chimneystacks rise from east and south wall-tops and are also rendered with slated and crested terracotta-ridged chimney-saddles connecting them to roof slope. Cast-iron ogee and square profile rainwater goods held on smooth rendered stepped cornice. Roughcast rendered walls have smooth rendered, projecting base and further painted stone detailing including block-and-start quoins, platbands to sill and window head or impost levels. Chamfered and stopped block-and-start window frames with engaged barrel-moulded lintels to shouldered round-headed first floor window openings having small framed render panels between first floor windows either side of central façade breakfront, and pointed segmental hood-mouldings to ground floor openings on both visible elevations. Tall pointed stained-glass lancet windows with hood-mouldings visible to east elevation of chapel. Gable pediments to all elevations contain blind quatrefoils in circular moulded render frames and trefoils in equilateral pointed frames, each with hood-moulding over and variously arranged. Window frames are two-over-two pane horizontally arranged timber sliding sash with heads shaped to correspond with shouldered or pointed segmental round heads and stone sills. Pointed arch door openings to north elevation having double-leaf panelled timber doors with lead-glazed pointed fanlight having additional quatrefoil tracery to central main entrance fanlight. Main entrance in central south façade breakfront is approached by two flights of steps and has niche over doorway holding statue of Saint Patrick on platform of engaged columns with gablet over niche and cusp-topped stained-glass lancet windows on either side with hood-mouldings. Gable pediment over statue contains round panel with plaque incorporating crucifix. Building set in spacious lawned surroundings with school buildings to rear.

• Convent of Mercy, school, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay single-storey U-plan national school, built 1912, with two-bay legs to each end of rear, south, elevation, to designs by architect John McDonnell, with four-bay two-storey entrance and toilet block to north-east corner and other rear extensions. Pitched slate roof with rolled terracotta ridge and stone-capped gable parapets held on painted carved stone kneelers, and having wrought-iron finials. Two octagonal domed copper-clad cupolas to ridge spaced evenly between gable ends of main façade range, and cast-iron ogee and square profile rainwater goods held on smooth rendered stepped cornice. Gabled breakfront to east end of north façade with painted cut-stone dressings including chamfered and stopped block-and-start frames around window openings, segmental pointed hood-mouldings with additional panel of blank tracery over central window, and blank lancet to gable apex rising off small platband. Roughcast render covers remaining elements of wall except smooth rendered projecting base. All gable ends carry this same decorative scheme while window surrounds to other elevations have only chamfered and stopped block-and-start reveals with engaged barrel-moulded square-headed stone lintels and stone sills. Window frames are two-light four-over-four pane timber sliding sashes with two overhead top-hung panes to central six bays of front elevation while frames elsewhere on building are replacement uPVC. Two rectangular stone plaques to centre of north façade dated 1912, one with moulded cornice and other below in Gaelic script. Flat-roofed entrance and toilet block which gave additional ground floor level space where site is lower replaced, in mid-twentieth century, the original gabled breakfront at east end of north façade which matched that to west end. Square-headed mid-twentieth-century double-leaf timber door to this entrance opening. Building set in spacious lawned surroundings of adjacent Convent of Mercy and other school buildings.

• Convent of Mercy, gates/railings/walls, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gateway to convent, erected 1910-11 by J & C McGloughlin Ltd of Dublin, comprising four octagonal-plan cut limestone piers and wrought-iron railings. Square-plan piers with bases, corners of which become chamfered to carry octagonal shafts which have recessed square-headed panels on each face except those faces carrying gates and railings. Series of small square recessed panels on upper faces of pier with moulded cornice hold stepped pyramidal caps. Ornate gates and railings, with three stages containing diminishing numbers of gold-painted finials. Bottom stage over base of clasped rings contains alternating plain and twisted vertical bars with plain central stage and upper stage with pointed, cusped wrought-iron panels between remaining vertical bars with are again topped with large gold-painted finials above upper horizontal rail. Central vehicular gateway with lockable latches bearing manufacturer's name is flanked by pedestrian gates and fixed railings with moulded square cast-iron feet and plain wrought-iron stays on low squared rubble stone wall adjoining taller stone walls continuing to both sides.

• The Presbytery, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1910, with irregular plan, having forward gable to projecting south-east end of front elevation with canted bay window, and box-bay projection to north-west end, and two single-storey flat-roofed extensions to rear. Pitched slate roof with rolled clay ridge, plain timber bargeboards and overhanging timber eaves with exposed carved rafter ends, brick chimneystacks with clay pots and simple over-sailing course, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped felt roofs to bay windows. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground floor and roughcast render to first floor, with moulded render string course between, rusticated block-and-start quoins and projecting plinth. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds, painted stone sills and replacement uPVC window frames. Square-headed doorway with panelled timber door with moulded render surround having pediment detail with keystone, panelled timber door with overlight, fronted by round-nosed stone steps. Smooth-rendered cement boundary wall with wrought-iron railings to street. Exposed uncoursed rubble limestone wall with concrete capping to north boundary. Roughcast rendered lean-to outbuilding to north-east, and gateway with square-plan stone piers and timber gate to rear yard.

• Post box, 1935–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted round-topped cast-iron post box, erected c.1940, with raised 'P&T' monogram in Gaelic letters on door, latter with rounded edges. Set in square-plan smooth rendered pier of garden wall.

• Tunnel, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Railway tunnel on Derry to Dundalk railway line, built c.1849, about 80m long. Now disused. Round arch openings to each end with rock-faced ashlar stonework around arch, punch dressed random ashlar parapet, with chamfered string course below, and chamfered coping above. Battered engaged pilasters flanking arches. South-east opening obscured by steel-sheeted sheds of storage yard. Soffit of arch is brick springing from finely punch dressed ashlar impost courses.

• Conabury House, house, 1820–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1830 and modified 1917, having recent gabled glazed porch to front and single-storey bowed bay to north-west gable. Various single and two-storey blocks, now incorporated in house were formerly associated outbuildings and comprise two-bay two-storey block to south-east linked to house by four-bay single-storey range, two-storey block to rear with flat-roofed link, and recent addition enclosing small courtyard between it and house proper. House has hipped fibre-cement slate roof with fibre cement ridge tiles and overhanging timber eaves supported by paired carved timber brackets, two red brick chimneystacks to centre of ridge, with clay pots and over-sailing courses, and half-round cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with rusticated quoin strips and projecting plinth. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC frames. Conical roof to bowed bay. Recessed entrance door opening to house proper with three-centred head, Ionic engaged columns holding moulded architrave over four-panel timber door with three-centred fanlight, and with limestone step. Fronts onto sloped garden over railway tunnel, to entrance gateway having double-leaf decorative metal gates set to rusticated concrete block boundary walls.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey former almshouse, dated 1879, having blank middle bay to first floor front. End bays to rear flanked by small square window openings. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge, with sprocketed overhanging eaves to front elevation. Projecting brick chimneystack to north gable has stepped brick over-sailing courses and similar but wider, shared, chimneystack to party wall. Cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods held on brick platband to rear elevation, and on timber fasciaboard to front, with square-profile downpipes. English-bond brick walls with moulded brick plinth, stepped brick pilasters framing window openings and supporting timber eaves soffits to front elevation. Projecting moulded brick sill course to first floor level, and similar moulded brick string course along ground floor window heads creates six-panel grid arrangement to front façade. Recessed square terracotta plaque to blank middle first floor bay, having moulded brick frame and bearing '18/B/79' in relief surrounded by rose, tree branch and crown motifs. Less decorative brickwork to rear with one moulded string course at first floor level. Clasped brick buttresses reinforce gable corners. Square-headed rubbed brick surrounds to window openings, with brick aprons beneath moulded red sandstone sills to ground floor of front elevation, with double nine-over-four pane moulded timber sliding sash windows with chamfered horns and having stained glass to upper sashes. Square-headed windows to rear elevation have plain brick surrounds, and has heavy timber lintel to triple first floor window. All sills to rear elevation are of concrete, and frames are timber sliding sash six-over-two pane with chamfered horns to end bays, six-over-four pane to triple window, and side-hung single-pane timber casement windows to small openings. Small square-headed roof vent to north gable. Round-headed doorways to front and rear elevations. Front doorway has moulded brick surround, stepped brick reveals, terracotta rosette-decorated keystone over fanlight, six-panel replacement timber door, and limestone steps. Replacement timber door to rear has segmental fanlight and chamfered brick reveals. Part of Blayney Terrace almshouse group, along with almoner's lodge and Cadwallader Monument, and set in spacious terraced lawned site enclosed by rubble stone wall with dressed sandstone copings and quoins.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Mid-terrace three-bay two-storey former almshouse, dated 1879, having blank middle bay to first floor front. End bays to rear flanked by small square window openings. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge, with sprocketed overhanging eaves to front elevation. Shared chimneystacks to party walls, with over-sailing brick courses. Cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods held on brick platband to rear elevation, and on timber fasciaboard to front, with square-profile downpipes. English-bond brick walls with moulded brick plinth, stepped brick pilasters framing window openings and supporting timber eaves soffits to front elevation. Projecting moulded brick sill course to first floor level, and similar moulded brick string course along ground floor window heads creates six-panel grid arrangement to front façade. Recessed square terracotta plaque to blank middle first floor bay, having moulded brick frame and bearing '18/B/79' in relief surrounded by rose, tree branch and crown motifs. Less decorative brickwork to rear with one moulded string course at first floor level. Square-headed rubbed brick surrounds to window openings, with brick aprons beneath moulded red sandstone sills to ground floor of front elevation, with double nine-over-four pane moulded timber sliding sash windows with chamfered horns and having stained glass to upper sashes. Square-headed windows to rear elevation have plain brick surrounds, and has heavy timber lintel to triple first floor window. All sills to rear elevation are of concrete, and frames are timber sliding sash six-over-two pane with chamfered horns to end bays, six-over-four pane to triple window, and side-hung single-pane timber casement windows to small openings. Round-headed doorways to front and rear elevations. Front doorway has moulded brick surround, stepped brick reveals, terracotta rosette-decorated keystone over fanlight, six-panel replacement timber door, and limestone steps. Replacement timber door to rear has segmental fanlight and chamfered brick reveals. Part of Blayney Terrace almshouse group, along with almoner's lodge and Cadwallader Monument, and set in spacious terraced lawned site enclosed by rubble stone wall with dressed sandstone copings and quoins.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Mid-terrace three-bay two-storey former almshouse, dated 1879, having blank middle bay to first floor front. End bays to rear flanked by small square window openings. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge, with sprocketed overhanging eaves to front elevation. Shared chimneystacks to party walls, with over-sailing brick courses. Cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods held on brick platband to rear elevation, and on timber fasciaboard to front, with square-profile downpipes. English-bond brick walls with moulded brick plinth, stepped brick pilasters framing window openings and supporting timber eaves soffits to front elevation. Projecting moulded brick sill course to first floor level, and similar moulded brick string course along ground floor window heads creates six-panel grid arrangement to front façade. Recessed square terracotta plaque to blank middle first floor bay, having moulded brick frame and bearing '18/B/79' in relief surrounded by rose, tree branch and crown motifs. Less decorative brickwork to rear with one moulded string course at first floor level. Square-headed rubbed brick surrounds to window openings, with brick aprons beneath moulded red sandstone sills to ground floor of front elevation, with double nine-over-four pane moulded timber sliding sash windows with chamfered horns and having stained glass to upper sashes. Square-headed windows to rear elevation have plain brick surrounds, and has heavy timber lintel to triple first floor window. All sills to rear elevation are of concrete, and frames are timber sliding sash six-over-two pane with chamfered horns to end bays, six-over-four pane to triple window, and side-hung single-pane timber casement windows to small openings. Round-headed doorways to front and rear elevations. Front doorway has moulded brick surround, stepped brick reveals, terracotta rosette-decorated keystone over fanlight, six-panel replacement timber door, and limestone steps. Replacement timber door to rear has segmental fanlight and chamfered brick reveals. Part of Blayney Terrace almshouse group, along with almoner's lodge and Cadwallader Monument, and set in spacious terraced lawned site enclosed by rubble stone wall with dressed sandstone copings and quoins.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Mid-terrace three-bay two-storey former almshouse, dated 1879, having blank middle bay to first floor front. End bays to rear flanked by small square window openings. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge, with sprocketed overhanging eaves to front elevation. Shared chimneystacks to party walls, with over-sailing brick courses. Cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods held on brick platband to rear elevation, and on timber fasciaboard to front, with square-profile downpipes. English-bond brick walls with moulded brick plinth, stepped brick pilasters framing window openings and supporting timber eaves soffits to front elevation. Projecting moulded brick sill course to first floor level, and similar moulded brick string course along ground floor window heads creates six-panel grid arrangement to front façade. Recessed square terracotta plaque to blank middle first floor bay, having moulded brick frame and bearing '18B79' in relief surrounded by rose, tree branch and crown motifs. Less decorative brickwork to rear with one moulded string course at first floor level. Square-headed rubbed brick surrounds to window openings, with brick aprons beneath moulded red sandstone sills to ground floor of front elevation, with double nine-over-four pane moulded timber sliding sash windows with chamfered horns and having stained glass to upper sashes. Square-headed windows to rear elevation have plain brick surrounds, and has heavy timber lintel to triple first floor window. All sills to rear elevation are of concrete, and frames are timber sliding sash six-over-two pane with chamfered horns to end bays, six-over-four pane to triple window, and side-hung single-pane timber casement windows to small openings. Round-headed doorways to front and rear elevations. Front doorway has moulded brick surround, stepped brick reveals, terracotta rosette-decorated keystone over fanlight, six-panel replacement timber door, and limestone steps. Replacement timber door to rear has segmental fanlight and chamfered brick reveals. Part of Blayney Terrace almshouse group, along with almoner's lodge and Cadwallader Monument, and set in spacious terraced lawned site enclosed by rubble stone wall with dressed sandstone copings and quoins.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey former almshouse, dated 1879, having blank middle bay to first floor front. End bays to rear flanked by small square window openings. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge, with sprocketed overhanging eaves to front elevation. Projecting brick chimneystack to north gable has stepped brick over-sailing courses and similar but wider, shared, chimneystack to party wall. Cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods held on brick platband to rear elevation, and on timber fasciaboard to front, with square-profile downpipes. Render to south gable, all other walls of English-bond brick with moulded brick plinth, stepped brick pilasters framing window openings and supporting timber eaves soffits to front elevation. Projecting moulded brick sill course to first floor level, and similar moulded brick string course along ground floor window heads creates six-panel grid arrangement to front façade. Recessed square terracotta plaque to blank middle first floor bay, having moulded brick frame and bearing '18B79' in relief surrounded by rose, tree branch and crown motifs. Less decorative brickwork to rear with one moulded string course at first floor level. Clasped brick buttresses reinforce gable corners. Square-headed rubbed brick surrounds to window openings, with brick aprons beneath moulded red sandstone sills to ground floor of front elevation, with double nine-over-four pane moulded timber sliding sash windows with chamfered horns and having stained glass to upper sashes. Square-headed windows to rear elevation have plain brick surrounds, and has heavy timber lintel to triple first floor window. All sills to rear elevation are of concrete, and frames are timber sliding sash six-over-two pane with chamfered horns to end bays, six-over-four pane to triple window, and side-hung single-pane timber casement windows to small openings. Small square-headed roof vent to north gable. Round-headed doorways to front and rear elevations. Front doorway has moulded brick surround, stepped brick reveals, terracotta rosette-decorated keystone over fanlight, six-panel replacement timber door, and limestone steps. Replacement timber door to rear has segmental fanlight and chamfered brick reveals. Part of Blayney Terrace almshouse group, along with almoner's lodge and Cadwallader Monument, and set in spacious terraced lawned site enclosed by rubble stone wall with dressed sandstone copings and quoins.

• Monument, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Celtic cross, erected c.1874, to memory of Cadwallader Davis, twelfth Lord Blayney. Of polished grey granite interlace to front face of cross, ring and shaft, and with rope moulding to ring. Stepped base has interlace to top, crown in high relief to middle and inscription to south face of bottom 'In memory of', front face 'Cadwallader Davis XII. Lord Blayney born Feb. 1803, died Jan. 1874' and north face 'and of the Blayney family'. Cross and base stands atop polished granite plinth with chamfered top edge, plinth supporting three cylindrical bollards to each long side with bands and conical tops, with cast-iron railing between. Monument set on raised sloped lawn held within concrete kerb.

• Almshouse, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former almoner's house, built 1879, having projecting gables to north (entrance) elevation and east and slightly projecting gable to south, and with recessed lean-to porch to north-east angle. Recent two-bay single-storey addition to west, having dormer windows to each long elevation. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge tiles and cut-stone copings with kneelers. Central square-plan red brick chimneystack with plain over-sailing courses, and cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods on brick platband, with square-profile downpipes. English-bond red brick walls with chamfered stone plinth. Smooth cement render to south (rear) elevation. Recessed square red sandstone panel with moulded brick frame to ground floor level of east gable having terracotta inset bearing letter 'B' (for Blayney). Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash frames with chamfered horns, except for double nine-over-four pane window to ground floor of front elevation and margined window to east elevation of porch. Entrance comprises margin glazed panelled timber door with plain fanlight set into round-headed opening having moulded brick reveals and hood-moulding with limestone keystone. Uncoursed rubble limestone boundary wall to road with chamfered sandstone coping, and with double-leaf vehicular gate to north having cast-iron cylindrical outer piers and square-plan cut limestone inner piers with plinths and moulded caps, and metal gate. Gateway and walls enclose sloping lawned gardens having row of five number three-bay two-storey almshouses to west.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Connabury.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Connabury with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Connabury · An Coinicéar

Area

603,584 m² (60.36 ha, 149.15 acres)

Civil parish

Muckno, and its townlands

Barony

Cremorne

Electoral division

Castleblayney Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castleblayney Rural electoral division: 3,948 people in 1,451 households; 62% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annahale, Bree, Drumcrew, Drumillard Little, Moraghy, Onomy, Tullanacrunat

Placenames

Connabury on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.